The unstoppable march of bank closures is set to bring more misery to Britain’s high streets as hundreds more of the financial hubs are set to close their doors. The elderly and customers who don’t want to bank online face increasingly no choice as more of the UK’s banking giants desert our towns and cities.
Since January 2015, a staggering 6,214 branches have shut up shop, which is the equivalanet of an astonishing 53 closures every month. And sadly there seems to be no stopping what seems like a runaway train of change hitting towns and cities hard for the past decade.
Lloyds, Natwest and Spanish banking giant Santander have all confirmed closures on the horizon, as well as the Bank of Scotland, which is part of the Lloyds Banking Group.
According to the Metro NatWest has confirmed 54 further branch closures, followed by Santander with 42 sites. Lloyds look set to close around 50 sites, and Halifax are expected to shut 32.
Bucking the trend, HSBC has said it won’t announce any more closures until at least 2026, and Nationwide has said it will stop any closures until 2028. American banking firm Metro Bank said it was opening three new branches in Gateshead, Chester, and Salford.
Scroll down for a full list of confirmed or potential branch closures across the UK…
Natwest
Garstand, expected to be confirmed later
Market Drayton, expected to be confirmed later
Willerby, September 22
Abingdon, September 24
Birmingham (Acocks Green), September 16
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, expected to be confirmed later
Bicester, September 30
Bridgwater, October 27
Bridport, October 29
Cardiff (Canton), September 16
Chippenham, October 15
Cirencester, September 17
Cromer, expected to be announced
Cwmbran, September 1
Dorchester, October 22
Birmingham (Edgbaston), September 11
Ely, September 10
Evesham, expected to be confirmed later
Bristol (Fishponds), September 4
Halesowen, September 3
Hinckley, September 17
Honiton, October 21
Launceston, expected to be confirmed later
Luton (Leagrave), September 15
Leicester (Melton Road), September 2
Leighton Buzzard, October 28
Llangefni, September 4
Cardiff (Llanishen), September 11
Lowestoft, October 15
Melton Mowbray, September 29
Midsomer Norton, October 8
Mold, October 21
Neath, October 13
Newmarket (Suffolk), September 24
Northampton (Weston Favell Shopping Centre), September 15
Leicester (Oadby), September 10
Paignton, October 2
Portishead, expected to be confirmed later
Rayleigh, September 2
Redditch, October 14
Ringwood, October 1
Romsey, October 13
Leamington Spa, October 1
Birmingham (Shirley), October 1
Birmingham (Smethwick), September 25
Stevenage, October 7
Stratford-upon-Avon, October 8
Sudbury, September 30
Torquay, expected to be confirmed later
Trowbridge, October 16
Wellingborough, October 7
Wickford, September 18
Wisbech, September 1
Yate, September 25
Santander
Blyth, August 4
Brixton, August 11
Canvey Island, August 5
Colwyn Bay, July 24
Downpatrick, August 6
Edgware Road, August 12
Farnham, July 29
Finchley, August 6
Formby, August 11
Hawick, July 24
Hertford, July 29
Holywell, August 13
New Milton, July 28
Plympton, August 14
Pudsey, July 28
Ross-On-Wye, July 30
Rustington, August 5
Sidcup, August 11
St Neots, July 30
Stokesley, July 31
Surrey Quays, November 10
Whitley Bay, August 6
Willerby, August 13
Wimborne, August 4
Halifax
Barrow-in-Furness, September 10
Bexleyheath, October 23
Blackpool (South Shore), October 29
Brentwood, September 10
Bristol (Kingswood), October 8
Carmarthen, October 6
Castleford, September 8
Cirencester, September 25
Crewe, October 14
Derby, October 23
Eltham, October 29
Epsom, September 15
Erdington, September 24
Folkestone, October 9
Hayes (Hillingdon), October 6
Hexham, November 11
Hove, October 20
London Clapham Junction, September 23
Long Eaton, September 18
Mold, October 16
Nortwich, September 3
Rhyl, September 23
Richmond (Surrey), September 16
Skegness, September 3
Southport, October 7
Stevenage, October 23
Telford, October 22
Walkden, September 25
Wickford, November 10
Woolwich, October 1
Bolton, November 20
Manchester (Stretford), October 15
Lloyds
Biggleswade, November 5
Blandford Forum, November 10
Bristol Bishopsworth (Church Road), November 6
Bury, October 21
Chard, November 11
Coventry (Foleshill), November 4
Debden, November 12
Dunstable, November 4
East Grinstead, November 12
Feltham, November 4
Ferndown, November 17
Hexham, November 5
Hornchurch, September 11
Kidderminster, October 16
Leeds (Cross Gates), August 20
London Tooting, October 8
Manchester (Newton Heath), November 5
Plymstock, November 4
Pontardawe, November 20
Sheffield (Woodhouse), November 11
Shipston-on-Stour, November 11
Southall, October 15
Stoke-on-Trent (Trent), October 10
Walthamstow High Street, October 22
Royal Bank of Scotland
Edinburgh (Corstorphine), October 29
Moffat, November 19
Pitlochry, October 30
Thornhill, November 3